BirdLife | Partnership for nature and people

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A healthy planet should be a universal human right Sign our petition to the UNAct now 18 Sep 2020Reflections on the fifth Global Biodiversity Outlook: we need to make thisThis week, the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) published the Global Biodiversity Outlook 5 (GBO-5) – a final and damning report card on the progress made against the 2020 ‘Aichi Biodiversity Targets’, making it clear that while the last UN decade on biodiversity has failed, this coming decade on ecosystem restoration cannot.Read more 18 Sep 2020Hundreds of organisations unite, calling world leaders to act onOn the eve of the High Level Week of the UN General Assembly, a call for world leaders to act to halt and reverse nature loss this decade comes from far and wide: Businesses; Environment, Development and Humanitarian Organisations; Faith groups; Local and Regional Governments; Indigenous People; and Youth are all calling for action to secure a sustainable future for people and planet.Read more 15 Sep 2020Saving the Critically Endangered Liben Lark in EthiopiaForming part of the Ethiopian Highlands in Southern Ethiopia is the Liben Plain, an Important Bird and Biodiversity Area.Read more 15 Sep 2020World’s largest tropical wetland ablaze: our statementThis year, the Pantanal – the world’s largest tropical wetland – has seen three times as many fires as 2019, exacerbated by climate change and likely started by humans. The BirdLife Partnership is calling on the Brazilian and international governments to urgently increase action.Read more 10 Sep 2020Conservation action has prevented at least 28 extinctions since 1993A new study shows just how effectively conservation action slows extinction rates, calculating that at least 28 bird and mammal species would have been lost since 1993 without intervention. The message is clear – with enough support, we can halt the extinction crisis.Read more 07 Sep 2020Introducing our new Spring Alive species: the Common Ringed PloverAs birds migrate from Europe to their wintering grounds in Africa, we explore the fascinating behaviour of the Common Ringed Plover, a small but feisty wader familiar across Africa’s wetlands.Read more 04 Sep 2020Our new partnership with Project Ranger will ramp up vulture protectionThrough an exciting new partnership, BirdLife is helping rangers continue to combat poaching in difficult times and bringing vultures into the spotlight among the more high profile victims of wildlife trade.Read more 02 Sep 2020Landmark policy resolution creates new hope for vulturesA new international agreement could prove a major step forward towards our mission of ensuring vultures are safe from poisoning across their entire range.Read more 27 Aug 2020Restoring Malawi’s historic Mudi dam In 1953, Mudi Dam was built to supply water to the residents of Blantyre during the dry season. However, decades of deforestation and land clearance have filled this local landmark with silt. Find out how our Partner WESM is taking a hands-on approach to restore this vital water source and wildlife haven.Read more 25 Aug 2020Polluted bog or wildlife haven? Tunisian conservationists unite to rescueUrbanisation is damaging the Sebkhet Sejoumi wetland and many locals no longer see it for what it’s worth. But civil society groups are forming powerful alliances to shine a light on the site’s outstanding nature and rescue it from further threat.Read more 25 Aug 2020Six songs that could soon go silent across Asia’s forestsListen to the beautiful songs of birds brought to the brink of extinction by the illegal wildlife trade, and find out how you can help us stop this profound threat to nature and human healthRead more 18 Aug 2020Cartoons show fascinating life, shocking hardships of Helmeted HornbillWith a touch of comedy, India-based cartoonist Rohan Chakravarty uses his illustrations to give a view of the world through a bird’s eyes and present thought-provoking conservation messages. Explore the fascinating habits and shocking hardships of the Helmeted Hornbill: a Critically Endangered species.Read more 14 Aug 2020How pet owners are key to making the parrot trade sustainableNew research reveals the social factors driving demand for parrots in Singapore. Lead author, Anuj Jain, discusses how international trade and domestic demand interact in what he refers to as the ‘ecosystem’ of the parrot trade.Read more 13 Aug 2020Mauritius oil spill: environmental crisis unfolds On July 25, a Japanese-owned Panama flagged tanker carrying 4,000 tons of fuel ran aground off southeast Mauritius, within two kilometres of an important nature reserve. Read how our Mauritian Partner is at the forefront of the crisis response, and how you can help.Read more 12 Aug 2020More caged birds than wild: Javan songbird crisis revealedIn Java, there are now more songbirds in cages than in forests. Fierce demand for lucrative song competitions is driving multiple species to the brink – but in a region where bird-keeping is a cultural mainstay, complex solutions are required.Read more Who we areWe are a global Partnership of independent organisations working together as one for nature and people. Read more about BirdLife. What we doWe create action through insight. Through our expertise on birds we act for nature and people. Through sharing local challenges we find lasting global solutions. Read more about our programmes. Where we workFrom the Amazon to the Zambezi, from the Tundra to the Tierra del Fuego the BirdLife Partnership is active in more than 120 countries worldwide. Read more about our regional work.

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